B.C. gets a ‘D’ in 2026 poverty report card

B.C. has received a ‘D’ grade from Food Banks Canada in its latest Poverty Report Card.
Food Banks Canada released its annual Poverty Report Card Monday (June 1) and the country as a whole received a D+. The grade, according to the report, is driven “primarily by a sharp deterioration in perceptions about the adequacy of government support combined with sustained affordability pressures.”
B.C. was just behind the national mark with an overall grade of D-, which the report